30 November 2025
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For one of the songs CSWO are playing on Friday week, the conductor would like me to play the guitar part (chords) rather than duplicating the bass part already provided by tuba and other instruments. I could bring a guitar … Continue reading
22 October 2025
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I’m not going to be at my regular church this morning but playing and preaching at St Theo’s. However, I decided I would still head over for the band rehearsal this evening to support the team (and also because we … Continue reading
31 July 2025
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I got a Facebook message today from someone whose name I didn’t immediately recognise. As always, I treat such things with a high degree of suspicion but, when I got home and could check it from the vantage point of … Continue reading
30 July 2025
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Standard tuning for a 4 string bass is EADG. If you add a string, that would typically be a high C or, more commonly, a low B and, if you opt for a six string you get both and would … Continue reading
12 July 2025
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I took the banjo to today’s sing around session and my first offering was Bad Moon Rising. That’s an easy one to join in with since the tune is well known and the chords are just G, C and D. … Continue reading
22 June 2025
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We did get a little rain during the set up phase of this afternoon’s gig but the weather was pretty good during our set. It was a bit breezy, so several of my colleagues had challenges with flying music (hurrah … Continue reading
17 June 2025
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This is the recording I was working on yesterday, with Mo, Kev and Jane. We’re all singing, Kev did the guitar and initial sound engineering and I played bass and added post-production. It is my first bit of recorded electric … Continue reading
16 June 2025
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Busy day today, including my first bit of electric bass recording since my arm injury – more tomorrow.
9 June 2025
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Now that I’m playing more tuba, for a lot of the band pieces, it means it is ideal to have both a tuba score and a string bass score. I’m getting better at transposing up or down an octave at … Continue reading
13 May 2025
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Having sometimes turned up at rehearsals or even gigs without something vital (such as, on one occasion, my bass!) I try to carefully check things before I leave the house. For regular events, it is fairly easy but it gets … Continue reading